On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 05:28, Tom Allison wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 21:06, Tom Allison wrote: > > > >>I am getting really curious about these new Via CPU's that work on the > >>micro-ITX systems. I especially like the idea that I can get a very > >>functional machine with only 30W. > > > > On the other hand, my 1GHz Athlon plays FPS games well, but sounds > > like a Boeing 737 is parked 2.5m from my head. > > > > So, what's important to you? Speed or silence? > > > > > > > > Try 3W, not 30W. > > > > > >>But I'm just wondering if this is a little too good to be true. Can I really > >>get a reasonably functional machine from these machines? > > > > > > The primary design goal of these x86 CPUs is low power usage. In > > fact, they just released a *passively cooled* 733MHz CPU. > > > > To obtain this goal, though, the sacrificed speed. Floating point > > execution is particularly dreadful. So, you won't be playing any > > 1st person shooters... > > > > Maybe not first person shooters, but the dynamic content on webpages (java > applets and macromedia) is desired by many of my subjects..er.. I mean > users... and I wouldn't want that to suffer. > > My other application is primarily as a web/email server with some cool web > stuff. I'm thinking the core software elements would be postfix, > spamassassin (spamd/spamc), procmail, postgresql, html::Mason, PHP, > squirrelmail... All along that thread of a low volume (unless I get > slashdotted) web/mail server for home use and to play with while I figure out > more cool things to do with web pages and email. > > Currently I am using an Athlon K7 (700MHz) with 768MB RAM and a 20GB HDD for > my web/email server. This is very sufficient for anything that I've been > doing to date (which isn't much) and would be tickled pink if I could get a > Via machine that would be able to perform as a server with the same performance. > > What are my chances?
Well, you could get a slow C3 (the Via CPU in question), 64MB RAM, nVIDIA Riva TNT, bootable NIC, minimal X, put your K7 in the closet, network the 2 machines, and run tightvnc, so that the heavy lifting is done by the box in the closet, where it's kept quiet. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA "...always eager to extend a friendly claw" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
